The First time I saw Cissi was on a short video during a hard training session at her club the Molndal Rowing Club in Sweden. She was pushing herself harder than any female rower I’ve personally seen before. Right after […]
When I started following the Dark Horse Rowing Crew I was desperate. Desperate for structure for my training and help with my rowing. What I found was so much more than help with training and rowing technique. The program is […]
Rowing Your Pain Away The primary focus in healing low back pain is restoring functional movement patterns. You were born to move in a specific way. Time, work, and the stress of life forced you to lose touch with movement. You may […]
Updated October 30, 2017 People who become successful coaches go one of two routes: Route #1: Spend years coaching on the floor somewhere until they learn the ins and outs of the business, how to handle clients and their needs, […]
When a World Record is 26 years old (set in July of 1991) It means something. In the Rowing world, indoor or on the water, there is no WR older than Leo’s 1:10.5 at 500m on the rowing ergometer. We […]
Not many things make me nervous. The day I sat down with Leo I certainly was but I was also beyond excited. I wasn’t nervous because I was getting ready to talk with an Indoor Rowing Legend but because there […]
Where it all Began I grew up in Wyoming. Yes, Wyoming. People live there, people grow up there, and most depart quickly when given the opportunity. Let’s just say it provided a unique childhood and imprinted a perspective that has […]
Sitting down on a rowing machine (rower) and the first thing that pops in to your head is moving that adjustable tab on the right up to a 5 or higher. 5 if you’re warming up, 10 if you mean […]
When I first started to work on how to find out an athlete’s potential in indoor rowing, I looked for examples and stumbled across some of the fastest times in the sport. You don’t need to look much further than […]
“Endurance is not just about having the capacity to endure pain. Endurance is about turning pain into glory. It is about using everything you’ve learned, every battle you’ve fought, every obstacle, every loss, every victory no matter how small and […]
